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Is vaginal misoprostol more effective than oral misoprostol for cervical ripening in obese women?

Shelly SoniDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Karalyn PappasBiostatistics Unit, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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Martin L. LesserDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA; ;Biostatistics Unit, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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Matthew J. BlitzDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-6928
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Stephanie A. AugustineDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA;
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Burton RochelsonDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY, USA;
Pages 3476-3483 | Received 17 Sep 2018, Accepted 17 Jan 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2019

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